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Psychology

Graduate Programs

Master of Science in Psychology

Option in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (code PSY_MS05)

Prerequisites

1. A bachelor's degree with a major in psychology or 24 upper division units of psychology.

2. Take both of the following courses: PSY 220, 310

Take one of the following courses: PSY 314, 315

Take one of the following courses: PSY 332, 333

Take one of the following courses: PSY 351, 381, 453/553

Students may be admitted to the MSIO program if they lack only one required course. The missing course must be completed within the first year of graduate study. However, PSY 314 or 315 AND 351 or 453/553 must be completed prior to MSIO program entry, as they are prerequisites for the first semester MSIO program coursework. Students missing more than one prerequisite course at the time of application may be offered provisional admission if they submit an approved plan to take the missing courses prior to admission to the program.

Advancement to Candidacy

Advancement to Candidacy is the next step after achieving classified status and confers catalog rights to graduate students and signifies approval of a plan of study by the graduate student's major, department, and college. The prerequisite to advancement are:

1. Application for Advancement to Candidacy must be completed prior to or concurrent with enrollment in PSY 698 (Thesis).

2. Classified status.

3. An approved program of studies for the Master of Science, Industrial and Organizational option degree.